Basf (BASFY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $13.41 -0.02 (-0.15%) As of 03:51 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartDividendEarningsHeadlinesShort InterestBuy This Stock Basf Short Interest DataBasf (BASFY) has a short interest of 215,300 shares, representing 0.01% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 22.05% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.9, indicating that it would take 0.9 days of the average trading volume of 189,064 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest215,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest176,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+22.05%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.64 millionShort Interest Ratio0.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares3,570,090,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.01%Today's Trading Volume57,844 sharesAverage Trading Volume189,064 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBASFY Short Interest Over TimeBASFY Days to Cover Over TimeBASFY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Basf Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/2025215,300 shares $2.64 million +22.1%0.0%0.9 $12.27 7/15/2025176,400 shares $2.21 million -6.1%N/A0.8 $12.52 6/30/2025187,800 shares $2.31 million +14.8%0.0%0.7 $12.28 6/15/2025163,600 shares $1.97 million -3.3%0.0%0.5 $12.06 5/31/2025169,100 shares $2.03 million +2.3%0.0%0.6 $12.01 5/15/2025165,300 shares $2.05 million -17.3%0.0%0.6 $12.43 4/30/2025199,900 shares $2.56 million +3.8%N/A0.8 $12.79 4/15/2025192,500 shares $2.27 million +49.0%0.0%0.3 $11.79 3/31/2025129,200 shares $1.61 million +2.1%0.0%0.3 $12.45 3/15/2025126,500 shares $1.82 million +80.2%0.0%0.2 $14.36 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BASFY and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Basf and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/202570,200 shares $888.73 thousand +19.6%0.0%0.2 $12.66 2/15/202558,700 shares $783.65 thousand +124.1%0.0%0.1 $13.35 1/31/202526,200 shares $314.70 thousand +2,083.3%N/A0.1 $12.01 1/15/20251,200 shares $13.63 thousand -36.8%N/A0 $11.36 12/31/20241,900 shares $20.71 thousand +18.8%N/A0 $10.90 12/15/20241,600 shares $18.67 thousand -66.0%N/A0 $11.67 11/30/20244,700 shares $52.64 thousand -83.7%N/A0 $11.20 11/15/202428,900 shares $328.59 thousand -20.8%N/A0.1 $11.37 10/31/202436,500 shares $439.83 thousand -30.2%N/A0.1 $12.05 10/15/202452,300 shares $650.61 thousand -1.0%N/A0.3 $12.44 9/30/202452,800 shares $696.43 thousand -54.3%N/A0.2 $13.19 9/15/2024115,500 shares $1.39 million +157.8%N/A0.4 $12.06 8/31/202444,800 shares $568.51 thousand +227.0%N/A0.2 $12.69 8/15/202413,700 shares $157.82 thousand -8.1%N/A0 $11.52 7/31/202414,900 shares $173.44 thousand -25.5%N/A0 $11.64 7/15/202420,000 shares $237.60 thousand +3.6%N/A0.1 $11.88 6/30/202419,300 shares $233.14 thousand +114.4%N/A0.1 $12.08 6/15/20249,000 shares $107.19 thousand +900.0%N/A0 $11.91 5/31/2024900 shares $11.81 thousand -95.5%N/A0 $13.12 5/15/202420,100 shares $270.55 thousand -83.9%N/A0.1 $13.46 4/30/2024124,900 shares $1.63 million +137.5%N/A0.6 $13.04 4/15/202452,600 shares $716.41 thousand +182.8%N/A0.2 $13.62 3/31/202418,600 shares $265.79 thousand -49.7%N/A0.1 $14.29 3/15/202437,000 shares $497.28 thousand -63.5%N/A0.1 $13.44 2/29/2024101,400 shares $1.30 million +2.3%N/A0.3 $12.79 2/15/202499,100 shares $1.23 million +350.5%N/A0.3 $12.43 1/15/2024101,900 shares $1.25 million +793.9%N/A0.5 $12.26 12/31/202311,400 shares $152.99 thousand -28.3%N/A0 $13.42 12/15/202315,900 shares $207.02 thousand -54.4%N/A0 $13.02 11/30/202334,900 shares $407.11 thousand -69.3%N/A0.2 $11.67Tax Drain Deadline: Protect Your Wealth Before September 15th (Ad)On September 15th, the IRS collects another round of quarterly tax payments—targeting self-employed professionals, retirees, and high-net-worth savers. But the wealthy aren’t just writing checks. They’re moving fast to protect capital and purchasing power using legal, IRS-compliant strategies. American Alternative Assets just released the Mar-A-Lago Accord, a free guide revealing how to reduce Q3 tax exposure and reposition wealth before it’s drained.Click here to download the guide and protect your assets before Sept 15th. 11/15/2023113,700 shares $1.39 million +133.0%N/A0.2 $12.22 10/31/202348,800 shares $562.66 thousand +32.3%N/A0.1 $11.53 10/15/202336,900 shares $406.64 thousand +115.8%N/A0.1 $11.02 9/30/202317,100 shares $192.89 thousand +67.7%N/A0 $11.28 9/15/202310,200 shares $124.95 thousand -73.3%N/A0 $12.25 8/31/202338,200 shares $482.08 thousand -33.6%N/A0.2 $12.62 8/15/202357,500 shares $711.28 thousand +171.2%N/A0.1 $12.37 7/31/202321,200 shares $283.76 thousand -90.3%N/A0.1 $13.39 7/15/2023218,600 shares $2.79 million +3,263.1%N/A0.4 $12.78 6/30/20236,500 shares $78.78 thousand -89.3%N/A0 $12.12 6/15/202360,700 shares $769.68 thousand +203.5%N/A0.2 $12.68 5/31/202320,000 shares $238.40 thousand -35.1%N/A0.1 $11.92 5/15/202330,800 shares $401.32 thousand +14.9%N/A0.1 $13.03 4/30/202326,800 shares $368.23 thousand +25.2%N/A0.1 $13.74 4/15/202321,400 shares $291.68 thousand -71.4%N/A0 $13.63 3/31/202374,700 shares $978.57 thousand +69.0%N/A0.2 $13.10 3/15/202344,200 shares $524.65 thousand +111.5%N/A0.1 $11.87 2/28/202320,900 shares $266.89 thousand -36.5%N/A0.1 $12.77 2/15/202332,900 shares $453.86 thousand -31.6%N/A0.1 $13.80 1/31/202348,100 shares $690.24 thousand +417.2%N/A0.1 $14.35 1/15/20239,300 shares $133.11 thousand -47.5%N/A0 $14.31 12/30/202217,700 shares $217.92 thousand +80.6%N/A0 $12.31 12/15/20229,800 shares $119.14 thousand -64.4%N/A0 $12.16 11/30/202227,500 shares $351.31 thousand +57.1%N/A0.1 $12.78 11/15/202217,500 shares $224.18 thousand -78.2%N/A0 $12.81 10/31/202280,400 shares $901.28 thousand +495.6%N/A0.1 $11.21 10/15/202213,500 shares $140.94 thousand -65.1%N/A0 $10.44 9/30/202238,700 shares $371.52 thousand -59.3%N/A0 $9.60 9/15/202295,100 shares $1.01 million -57.9%N/A0.1 $10.59 8/31/2022225,900 shares $2.41 million -41.4%N/A0.2 $10.69 8/15/2022385,600 shares $4.35 million +486.0%N/A0.5 $11.27 7/31/202265,800 shares $730.05 thousand -27.1%N/A0.1 $11.10 7/15/202290,200 shares $939.88 thousand +59.7%N/A0.1 $10.42 6/30/202256,500 shares $615.85 thousand -53.9%N/A0 $10.90 6/15/2022122,600 shares $1.58 million +828.8%N/A0.2 $12.88 5/31/202213,200 shares $180.97 thousand -70.6%N/A0 $13.71 5/15/202244,900 shares $577.86 thousand +22.3%N/A0 $12.87 4/30/202236,700 shares $489.95 thousand -26.2%N/A0 $13.35 4/15/202249,700 shares $693.81 thousand +1,280.6%N/A0 $13.96 3/31/20223,600 shares $51.12 thousand -52.6%N/A0 $14.20 3/15/20227,600 shares $111.87 thousand -92.6%N/A0 $14.72 2/28/2022102,300 shares $1.68 million +28.4%N/A0.2 $16.46 2/15/202279,700 shares $1.55 million -35.6%N/A0.2 $19.45 1/31/2022123,700 shares $2.37 million -15.0%N/A0.3 $19.15 1/15/2022145,600 shares $2.83 million +296.7%N/A0.2 $19.43 12/31/202136,700 shares $643.35 thousand -41.1%N/A0.1 $17.53 12/15/202162,300 shares $1.05 million -36.0%N/A0.1 $16.89 11/30/202197,300 shares $1.60 million +72.8%N/A0.2 $16.42 11/15/202156,300 shares $998.76 thousand -10.8%N/A0.1 $17.74 10/29/202163,100 shares $1.14 million -9.6%N/A0.2 $18.03Tax Drain Deadline: Protect Your Wealth Before September 15th (Ad)On September 15th, the IRS collects another round of quarterly tax payments—targeting self-employed professionals, retirees, and high-net-worth savers. But the wealthy aren’t just writing checks. They’re moving fast to protect capital and purchasing power using legal, IRS-compliant strategies. American Alternative Assets just released the Mar-A-Lago Accord, a free guide revealing how to reduce Q3 tax exposure and reposition wealth before it’s drained.Click here to download the guide and protect your assets before Sept 15th. 10/15/202169,800 shares $1.32 million +110.2%N/A0.2 $18.89 9/30/202133,200 shares $632.13 thousand -44.6%N/A0.1 $19.04 9/15/202159,900 shares $1.15 million +208.8%N/A0.2 $19.20 8/31/202119,400 shares $375.20 thousand -74.8%N/A0 $19.34 8/13/202176,900 shares $1.57 million +91.8%N/A0.3 $20.39 7/30/202140,100 shares $787.56 thousand +1,332.1%N/A0.2 $19.64 7/15/20212,800 shares $55.72 thousand -97.8%N/A0 $19.90 6/30/2021125,100 shares $2.48 million +143.9%N/A0.3 $19.83 6/15/202151,300 shares $1.04 million -42.3%N/A0.3 $20.36 5/28/202189,100 shares $1.83 million +101.6%N/A0.5 $20.51 5/14/202144,200 shares $925.55 thousand +15.7%N/A0.2 $20.94 4/30/202138,200 shares $818.82 thousand -83.9%N/A0.1 $21.44 4/15/2021237,600 shares $5.03 million +17.6%N/A1.1 $21.16 3/31/2021202,000 shares $4.25 million +5.2%N/A0.9 $21.03 3/15/2021192,000 shares $4.18 million -0.5%N/A0.7 $21.77 2/26/2021192,900 shares $3.98 million -6.6%N/A0.7 $20.62 2/12/2021206,500 shares $4.17 million +964.4%N/A0.6 $20.18 1/29/202119,400 shares $378.30 thousand -4.0%N/A0.1 $19.50 1/15/202119,100 shares $394.89 thousand +55.3%N/A0.1 $20.68 12/31/202028,200 shares $558.36 thousand +47.6%N/A0.2 $19.80 12/15/202019,100 shares $369.01 thousand +55.3%N/A0.1 $19.32 11/30/202012,300 shares $223.86 thousand -52.1%N/A0 $18.20 11/15/202025,700 shares $426.11 thousand +93.2%N/A0.1 $16.58 10/30/202013,300 shares $181.55 thousand +72.7%N/A0 $13.65 10/15/20207,700 shares $122.74 thousand -78.6%N/A0 $15.94 9/30/202035,900 shares $548.91 thousand -63.2%N/A0.1 $15.29 9/15/202097,600 shares $1.58 million +680.8%N/A0.4 $16.18 8/31/202012,500 shares $190.61 thousand -64.4%N/A0.1 $15.25 BASFY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Basf's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Basf shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 215,300 shares of BASFY short. 0.01% of Basf's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Basf's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Basf? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BASFY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Basf's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Basf? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.01% of Basf's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Basf's short interest increasing or decreasing? Basf saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 215,300 shares, an increase of 22.1% from the previous total of 176,400 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Basf's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.01% of Basf's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "chem - diversifd" compare to Basf: Air Liquide (0.00%), Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (2.30%), Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. (0.00%), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (1.07%), LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (4.69%), Dow Inc. (4.57%), Akzo Nobel NV (0.01%), Asahi Kasei Corp. (0.00%), Albemarle Corporation (12.67%), Brenntag AG (0.00%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Basf stock? Short selling BASFY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Basf as its price is falling. BASFY shares are trading down $0.06 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Basf? A short squeeze for Basf occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BASFY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Basf's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BASFY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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